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Being a new mom is really about a subtle, permanent shift in perspective. It’s about making room within your identity for being a mother on top of everything else.

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I’m the mom who wants to slay all your dragons and breathe fire on anyone who dares to hurt you.

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I am not a black heart emoji simply because I happen to relish my time away from home.

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Yay! You did it! You made a human! That, in and of itself, is a MAJOR accomplishment. Don’t forget it.

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It seems wrong to prey on a mother’s undying love for her child, which is so easily exploited, to sell her needless shit.

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Getting peed, pooped, or vomited on—and not getting THAT mad about it.

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The heartwarming realization that you truly are a person capable of ~unconditional love~.

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Are you having a natural childbirth? Why, yes—in that it’s completely natural to take drugs to alleviate excruciating pain!

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Even once you’re without-a-shred-of-doubt visibly pregnant, you can’t expect strangers to give up their seat for you so readily because the world is populated by some very conveniently clueless individuals who will happily ignore you rather than sacrifice their own comfort.

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You’re going to get used to it all—cause you’ve got to.